Local Color Flowers

08/06/2024

I've been working on new project this summer! Ahhhh! I'm so excited to share it with you! Be the first to know by subscribing to my free weekly newsletter. Announcement coming Thursday!

07/30/2024

It's never too soon to start making fried wreaths for late summer and fall decorations! Here's how I make a metal hoop wreath with dried flowers! You can do it too!

In this video I demonstrate how to make a half-moon dried flower wreath on a metal hoop. To keep the flowers in place I need to first prepare the hoop. I app...

07/29/2024

New week with big things ahead!! Be sure to subscribe to my free weekly newsletter to be the first to know about my knew project launching later this month! https://www.ellenfrost.com/join-now

07/27/2024

Summer is the perfect time to start drying flowers for Fall and Winter projects. Here is a list of my Top 10 Flowers for Drying! https://fancy-sun-513.myflodesk.com/tbnt83xt9b

07/25/2024

It's lotus season!!

07/25/2024

What a wonderful opportunity to visit Moonshot Farm this week as part of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, Inc. regional conference.

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07/23/2024

Here's how to finish off a hand-tied bouquet!!

In this video I show you finishing techniques for handtied bouquets. Using rubber bands, pearl pins, floral tape, ribbon and twine I demonstrate the final st...

07/17/2024

I've been doing a series of YouTube video chronicling my profit and loss statements over the last 17 years. The newest one is out today. The lesson: bigger isn't always better! Can you relate?

This video covers my ninth year profit and loss working as a self-employed florist in 2016. This was my fourth year working full time and I really went for i...

07/15/2024

It's hot! Here are some tips to keep your cut flowers fresh and make them last longer! https://www.ellenfrost.com/pro-tips

07/05/2024

It was a year ago this week that I was on my way to England for the first time. It was a life changing trip and I can't wait to go back. Check out some of the highlights of my trip including Brother's Farm, Kew Gardens Columbia Road Flower Market and more! https://www.ellenfrost.com/english-adventure

07/03/2024

I was asked this past weekend at The Gardener's Workshop about my favorite summer foliages for bouquets. Here is my Top 10 List of Fave Foliages for bouquets. https://fancy-sun-513.myflodesk.com/kq28ghus7a

07/02/2024

Last weekend I visited The Gardener's Workshop for their Open Farm Day! It was a blast! Here is the demonstration I did of creating a hand-tied bouquet from flowers from the farm. I also included a link in the notes to my Top 10 Summer Foliages for bouquets!

This video is a recording of my live demo at The Gardener's Workshop Open Farm day on June 29 2024. I showed a lively crowd how I design a spiral handtied bo...

06/25/2024

In 2012, my 5th year in business, I ditched my day job, went full time as a florist and bought my forever flower home. Check out how i made it all work financially! https://youtu.be/W_81x1jvI0k

06/18/2024

Think mason jars are out of style? No way! They're classic, affordable and America made! See how I make a quick mason jar arrangement and learn how much it cost to make!

In this video I show you how I design a quick and easy natural flower arrangement in a wide-mouth quart mason jar. I start with eucalyptus. For line flowers,...

06/11/2024

Taking a look back in time. 2010 was my 3rd year in business. I still had a full time day job but had a plan to transition to full time floristry in the near future. That year was a year of growth. I bought a van and rented my first studio space.

In this weeks YouTube video I'm discussing why increased income doesn't always mean increased profit. This is a hard lesson to learn - and one I still struggle with today.

Small biz owners! Do you struggle with this?

https://youtu.be/3H6j29XjLCc?si=46nziArTZofyP8uI

06/07/2024

Excited that I'll be speaking with the Hardy Garden club in Baltimore this fall!! Next week I'll be speaking with the Wiltondale Garden club! Garden club talks are some of my favorite things to do. I love talking with other flower lovers about local flowers, sustainable mechanics and floral design.

06/04/2024

These big urns are some of my favorite to make! Check out how much it cost to make on this Cost and Materials Reference Guide!

https://fancy-sun-513.myflodesk.com/qdacdswgb7

06/03/2024

Looking back at my first year in business as a florist! Crazy to look back and see how much income I generated that first year. But income isn't profit. To see if I made a profit that first year, check out my new video!

My first year working as a part-time wedding florist I made over $15,000! That was gross revenue. After accounting for my costs and expenses and investing ba...

05/23/2024

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05/21/2024

Get ready to learn about floral design mechanics! Who needs floral foam when there are so many other, easy to use options to keep your flowers in place!

Watch today and let me know what your favorite mechanic is!

In this video I show you common mechanics and how to use them including floral tape grid, chicken wire, cages, frogs, Agra Wool and OshunPouch. These interve...

05/14/2024

There are 6 elements that I include in every arrangement I make. They can help you take your design to the next level. Check them out here.

In this video I show you the six elements that will take your floral arrangement from amateur to pro! Foliage creates a natural appearance and an armature fo...

05/07/2024

Good grief! I'm still trying to fix my plantar fasciitis!!

Here's what's working- and not working!

This video is a little different. I got a lot of feedback from my foot pain complaints in my newsletter, so I recorded a video about how I am dealing with th...

05/01/2024

This your COMPLETE guide to bud vases. I go over everything you need to know to about bud vases including flowers, design, vase types, table-scaping, pricing, pro tips and more. You probably didn't think there was this much to know about bud vases. Well, check out this video to know what you don't know - then you'll know.

This your COMPLETE guide to bud vases. I go over everything you need to know to about bud vases including flowers, design, vase types, table-scaping, pricing...

04/23/2024

The season is changing! First peonies of the year plus my all time favorite foliage!

The best flowers of spring are starting to arrive in my shop. Watch me dive into my newly delivered buckets of peonies, lilac, solomon's seal, allium, pearlb...

04/16/2024

This is a must see experience for any flower lover!!

In this video, I'll show you my trip to the Flower Fields in Carlsbad, CA. Although it was early in the season and only a quarter of the 55 acres of were in ...

04/03/2024

A few weeks ago I visited the LA Flower District. The Los Angeles Flower District has more cut flowers packed into a few downtown blocks than I've seen anywhere else before. It was huge, urban, gritty and bustling. I even ran into an old flower friend.

In this video I show you the scope of the district from the blocks of street-facing storefronts to the massive warehouse markets. This is the biggest flower market in the country. All of the major wholesalers are here along with every variety and color of cut flower in the world. If you're a flower professional, or a flower tourist, put the LA Flower District on your bucket list.

The Los Angeles Flower District has more cut flowers packed into a few blocks of downtown LA than I've seen anywhere else before. It was huge, urban, gritty ...

03/28/2024

Check out this chat between Jennie Love and I all about Flower Math!!

In this video I talk with Jennie Love of Love n Fresh Flowers for her new podcast Floral Guild Radio. Our topic for this conversation is delivery and handlin...

03/08/2024

So many beautiful flowers in the shop today! Come by Locoflo Saturday between 8-noon!

03/05/2024

Let's talk SHRINKAGE and flower waste! This is a HUGE issue that can make or break a biz! Join Jennie Love and I as we go deep on SHRINKAGE

In this video I talk with Jennie Love of Love n Fresh Flowers for her new podcast Floral Guild Radio. Our topic for this conversation is shrinkage. Jennie fo...